CASA EX92/11 – Exemption – from having training and checking organisation (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX92/11

I, john francis mcCormick, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

18 August 2011

Exemption — from having training and checking organisation

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after registration; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2013.

2          Definitions

                 In this instrument:

aerial application operation means:

(a)   a flight that is carried out by an aeroplane to apply application material; and

(b)   a flight by an aeroplane that is for, or partly for, 1 or more of the following purposes:

             (i)  inspection of a work area;

            (ii)  pilot training or checking relating to a flight mentioned in paragraph (a);

           (iii)  training of a crew member other than the pilot;

           (iv)  travel from a landing area to a work area and back;

(v) the carriage of a passenger specified in regulation 137.135 of CASR 1998 for a purpose set out in that regulation; and

(c)   preparation for any activities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

application material means fertiliser, trace elements, seeds, baits, water, pesticides or other material.

3          Application

                 This instrument applies to the operator of a single engine aircraft (the aircraft):

(a)   with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kilograms; and

(b)   that is employed in aerial application operations.

4          Exemption

                 The operator of an aeroplane with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kilograms that is used in aerial application operations is exempt from compliance with regulation 217 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

5          Conditions

                 The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Conditions

        1     The aircraft must:

(a)   be used exclusively for aerial application purposes; and

(b)   carry only crew members.

        2     The operations in which the aircraft is employed must be conducted in accordance with the operator’s operations manual.